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Who is the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time?

By YPB Team

Record holders, back-to-back champions and a few surprise winners from the No. 30 spot. Some won the match once and owned the decade after it.

  1. Stone Cold Steve Austin — ranked #11
    Stone Cold Steve Austin
    Won the Royal Rumble match in 1997, 1998 and 2001, the record for most wins.
    1000pts
  2. Triple H — ranked #22
    Triple H
    Won in 2002 and in 2016, when the WWE Championship was the prize.
    757pts
  3. Hulk Hogan — ranked #33
    Hulk Hogan
    Won in 1990 and 1991, the first wrestler to win the match twice in a row.
    681pts
  4. John Cena — ranked #44
    John Cena
    Won in 2008 as a surprise No. 30 entrant returning from injury, and again in 2013.
    636pts
  5. Rhea Ripley — ranked #55
    Rhea Ripley
    Won the 2023 women's Royal Rumble match after entering at No. 1.
    636pts
  6. Bret Hart — ranked #66
    Bret Hart
    Shared the 1994 win with Lex Luger after both went over the top rope at the same time.
    524pts
  7. Ric Flair — ranked #77
    Ric Flair
    Won the 1992 match from the No. 3 spot, taking the vacant WWF Championship with it.
    524pts
  8. Bayley — ranked #88
    Bayley
    Won the 2024 women's Royal Rumble match.
    524pts
  9. Edge — ranked #99
    Edge
    Won in 2010 and in 2021, the second time after entering at No. 1.
    524pts
  10. Seth Rollins — ranked #1010
    Seth Rollins
    Won the 2019 Royal Rumble match.
    454pts
  11. The Undertaker — ranked #1111
    The Undertaker
    Won in 2007, the first wrestler to win from the No. 30 spot.
    454pts
  12. Randy Orton — ranked #1212
    Randy Orton
    Won the match in 2009 and again in 2017.
    454pts
  13. Sheamus — ranked #1313
    Sheamus
    Won the 2012 Royal Rumble match and went on to win the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania XXVIII.
    454pts
  14. Roman Reigns — ranked #1414
    Roman Reigns
    Won the match in 2015 and again in 2026.
    454pts
  15. Drew McIntyre — ranked #1515
    Drew McIntyre
    Won the 2020 Royal Rumble match after eliminating Brock Lesnar.
    454pts
  16. Batista — ranked #1616
    Batista
    Won the match in 2005 and again in 2014.
    454pts
  17. The Rock — ranked #1717
    The Rock
    Won the 2000 Royal Rumble match at Madison Square Garden.
    454pts
  18. Jim Duggan — ranked #1818
    Jim Duggan
    Won the first Royal Rumble match in 1988, a 20-man field.
    372pts
  19. Asuka — ranked #1919
    Asuka
    Won the first women's Royal Rumble match in 2018.
    372pts
  20. Liv Morgan — ranked #2020
    Liv Morgan
    Won the 2026 women's Royal Rumble match.
    372pts
  21. Alberto Del Rio — ranked #2121
    Alberto Del Rio
    Won the 2011 match, the first Royal Rumble with 40 entrants.
    372pts
  22. Brock Lesnar — ranked #2222
    Brock Lesnar
    Won the match in 2003 and again in 2022.
    272pts
  23. Rey Mysterio — ranked #2323
    Rey Mysterio
    Won in 2006 after entering at No. 2 and lasting more than an hour.
    272pts
  24. Cody Rhodes — ranked #2424
    Cody Rhodes
    Won the match in 2023 and 2024, back to back.
    272pts
  25. Jey Uso — ranked #2525
    Jey Uso
    Won the 2025 Royal Rumble match.
    272pts
  26. Bianca Belair — ranked #2626
    Bianca Belair
    Won the 2021 women's Royal Rumble match.
    272pts
  27. Ronda Rousey — ranked #2727
    Ronda Rousey
    Won the 2022 women's Royal Rumble match.
    272pts
  28. Shawn Michaels — ranked #2828
    Shawn Michaels
    Won in 1995 after entering at No. 1, then won again in 1996.
    0pts
  29. Yokozuna — ranked #2929
    Yokozuna
    Won in 1993, the first year the winner earned a WrestleMania title match.
    0pts
  30. Shinsuke Nakamura — ranked #3030
    Shinsuke Nakamura
    Won the 2018 Royal Rumble match.
    0pts
  31. Becky Lynch — ranked #3131
    Becky Lynch
    Won the 2019 women's Royal Rumble match.
    0pts
  32. Charlotte Flair — ranked #3232
    Charlotte Flair
    Won the women's Royal Rumble match in 2020 and 2025.
    0pts

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Comments 1

Three wins in 1997, 1998 and 2001 is still the record, and The Rock's lone win at the Garden came with feet that may have touched first: https://youpick.best/articles/the-rock-vs-stone-cold-ranked

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